Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

We have two Psychological Wellbeing Practioner roles available in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. There is one full-time post and one part-time (0.5 FTE) post, both available from 1 December 2025 on a fixed-term basis for 24 months in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (Psychology / Mood Disorders Centre), based at the Streatham campus. Please make it clear in your application if you are interested in the full-time or the part-time role (or both).

The role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

Summary of the role
The post is part of a wider research team delivering the Wellcome Trust funded “Understanding the mechanisms driving the reduction of repetitive negative thought” project. This large-scale flagship research project seeks to understand the active ingredients of cognitive-behavioural therapies that reduce worry and rumination, to optimise transdiagnostic interventions to prevent and treat common mental health disorders.

We are looking for enthusiastic staff who can contribute to the Calming Minds Project. We are seeking qualified and IAPT Talking Therapies-experienced Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to provide support and guidance for the guided CBT intervention (blended treatment supporting online digital treatment), support provided by email, telephone/videoconference. You will be a skilled practitioner who has a thoughtful and adaptable approach to your work, as well as a real interest in managing complex difficulties and sensitively supporting participants, clinical research and expanding your psychological treatment skills. You will also be committed to the advancement of psychological treatments for hard-to-treat patients. A DBS check will need to be completed.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role. Please make it clear in your application if you are interested in the full-time or the part-time role (or both).

The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 Days leave per year.
• Options for flexible working.
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy.
• Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England.

Further information

For further information please contact Professor Ed Watkins, e-mail E.R.Watkins@exeter.ac.uk.

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